Whole food will always be superior when trying to lose weight...body has to work harder to break whole food down than it will to break down a fast-acting shake. Not sure what your daily carb intake looks like, but even when I work out quite late, I still incorporate carbs post-workout (for me, it is always white rice since it is always whole food and white rice is the highest GI carb I can have). Don't get too hung up about what time you eat, but that doesn't mean to eat a huge meal at 10 pm either. Most days, even my post workout meal has only 25g of carbs (1/2 cup of white rice). But I eat my no carb meals as late as midnight if thats when I'm up to (I usually eat 60g worth of egg whites for my last meal).

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Originally Posted by powerlifter70

Just make sure that you dont go to bed right after you eat. Stay up for a couple of hours and let the food get in your system.

??? I eat tuna with olive oil before going to bed most nights. Any food eaten before bed will digest whether you are asleep or awake.

Many folks eat a slow digesting protein (with some fats) meal before bed. Cottage cheese with pb or nuts for example. Cottage Cheese digests slowly and the pb or nuts will slow digesting further. Something like this will provide nutrients during the deep sleep/growth hormone cycle. If you eat nothing before bed, you may miss taking advantage of this cycle and your body will go catabolic earlier than it needs to.

Good to see another Pacific NWester......I am in Oregon. Thanks for the advice

Whey protien is a fast digesting supplement. It will go thought your system fast. You need a slow digesting protien. Try a casein base protien powder. It is a slow release/digesting protien that will stay in your system longer.